Income versus involvement !!

Thank you all for blogging in! its really so refreshing to hear so many voices. I will take this opportunity to share this subject on community organising that I myself am struggling with right now. Hope you can throw some light onto this!

Building second line organisers, or developing new local organisers...I find that it so difficult and this will probably become worse in this global economic crisis, where everyone will be placing importance to work and income $$$$!!!, for fear of losing their jobs and cash for their family needs! For instance instead of attending a community meeting they might just take on some extra work!

What do you say, what shall we do????

What does 2009 the lunar year of the cow, mean for community organising work?? Does it mean more hard work, because of the global economic slow down? the food crisis? and more wars and conflicts between nations, peoples, and communities of people?

Or does this global scenario mean more opportunities for us to organise our communities and to unite the people to overcome difficulties? As for me in Malaysia, things are predicted to become a bit gloomy and workers are anticipated to be retrenched, and price of food and other items will rise in price!

My feeling is that whatever the situations hold for us, community organising will always prevail because these are the times when people need to take control of the little resources they have and make the best out of it! And to do they they have to be organised, in body heart, mind and spirit! What do you think organisers???